The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-08-12
The Egis & elligencer
BY GEO. W. ARCHER.

XIV.
"Ihe Gentlemen Of the Committee Of Hartford COa-
toy. GENTLEMEN: signed in Capt. James Stew
arts enrolment; but II was only on condition
for them to choose their officers. But /. not
being inclined to stand in that company, l did
not proceed TO choose officers with them and as
Capt. William McComas was my former captain
before the company was broke by the Minute
companies, now do purpose to join 1t again, and
hope the gentlemen of the Committee will not
presume s to hinder memlt DC s my desre
oblige Your humble Servant,
William Sturgeon vouches for the truth of the
above statement Chambers being his appren-
tice,-and hopes that his own son Robert, who is
in the same predicament, will be allowed the
"As summons has heretofore issued against
James Barnard. an Associator in Capt. William
Webb's company of militia, and he has not APP
peared according to the said summons, and ii
en s nov 20 inns IN manner .n na
warranted by the Convention of the province, In
getting up an Independent company of Associa-
tors, lon the ed April. TO- the last OF the six in
dependent companies of this county was nearly
ready TO be formed into bataon.l you are
hereby requirs ID to summon the said James Bar
nard To appear before this committee on Monday.
the 10th day of this instant, at Hartford Town, to
answer the above charge and to bring the enroll
ment he Is associating under; and on his refus-
ing you are ordered. with file of Capt Webb's
company, to cause the said Barnard to appear
TO f9naii@ Wheeler, IT., In Committee. Feb, l776
Lieutenant 81 Capt. Vim. Signed order,
We've AMOS GARRETT Chair
The above energetic mode of proceeding was
uniformly adopted iI such cases by the Hartford
Sesla more 9inVety with II we We NAV
Judge from the only case of the kind given in
Johnston's History of that county-whtch is as
follows: "Charles Gordon, an attorney, charged
with maliclously aspersing the Congress. the
provincial Convention, and the county Commit
ings was Summoned by the sheriff at the com
mand Of the Committee, TO appear before that
body. - Gordon refused to attend, and
sent word to the Committee that II they wished
to see him they could come to his place thatit
was large enough to hold them; but that they
had better not come inside his yard gate, there
would be lives lost. Ali which aud much more
was couched In strong language intermixed with
profanity. Wherepon the Committee resolved
that he should be under the impuation of being
an enemy to his country; and as such they would
have no dealings or communication with him, or
suffer him to transact any business with them
until he should satisfy them respecting the truth
of the charges preferred against him"
The different spirit here exhibited by the par
ties concerned reminds me of an occurrence in
which my old friend and school-mate, George
Webster, now of Bel Air, figured many years
ago. George would always fight on occasions,
even when little fellow: and when he was
about ten years old our teachor,-who was much
too fond q osging small boysMcsed hi him up
other pupil. YOU'D better mind what you're
bout" exclaimed the indignant boy. clenching
you know tCho you're taking 10. sir!' vociferated
the teacher biting his lips with rage, and swing
Ing his hickory aloft Tor much narder dow.
''Yesv George screamed out. nothing daunted,
"rm talking TO your well, them" said the
teacher very mildly, as he lowered the rod, go
to your seat-and see that you behave yourself"
'70 he Gentlemen Of he Committee. GENTLEMEN:
/ have inspected the guns belonging TO our COM
pany, and find there is none worth taking any
account of--as there is only two or three squirrel
guns or fowliug-pieces. As to the men that was
IN dispute between Capt. Baker. Capt. McComas,
and myself, that matter Is settled, and each has
got proper discharge from the different COM
panies. Your humble Serv't.
FEB. 10th, 1TT6. JAaiEs STEWART"
The following, without date, was probably
written in the spring or summer of IS.
"MR. CHAIRMAN: 1t being out OF my power to
attend this Committee (whose service am in,)
would beg the Indulgence to lay before you some
small matters, which, though it appears as lenity
COLLECTORS THE writer was himself collector
"Wohld beg to observe that those who do will
lingly neglect or refuse to enroll themselves
agreeable to the limited time expressed in the
Resolves OF the Convention, have not any right
whatsoever to enroll in the present year; for by
authority, and by enrolling in June and July get
clear of twelve months assessment or fine, by
one months servitude j
Which Is the prayer of
Your humble Servant,
G. =. VANHoRN."
The assessments to be collected in this instance
were laid upon non assotiators for this purpose
OF purchasing arms and ammunition. VanhorD,
from 1855 to 1880, had a monopoly of staging
(Rran ted him by act of the Legislature) from the
Susquehanna to the Potomac. The route as far
as Baltimore city, was over the "od post road"
and he was required to make three through-trips
weekly In summer, and two in winter, at a charge
not exceeding sixpence per mile in the stage
coaches and In the post-chaises ninepence.
N: BIN No. XII, line Z, for convention